Filtración en ING y aviso sobre Santander: alcance, teléfonos útiles y pasos para blindar cuentas, evitar fraudes y presentar reclamaciones. La prioridad es cortar de raíz cualquier intento de fraude....

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A 21-year-old Florida man at the center of a prolific cybercrime group known as "Scattered Spider" was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today, and ordered to pay roughly $13 million in restitution to victims. Noah Michael Urban of…

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SIM swapping attacks enable hackers to access your online accounts by hijacking your phone number. Telephone operators can help prevent these attacks through specific security settings. The technical details mentioned include the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and security measures offered by operators such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. These attacks can have significant impacts, including the compromise of online accounts and the theft of personal information.

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By Greg Collier A recent case in Franklin County, Kentucky, highlights a troubling trend in mobile phone fraud known as SIM-swapping. Despite the name, this scam does not always involve the physical…

The CyberGuy advises how to protect yourself against SIM swapping, a form of identity theft by which a scammer tricks a mobile carrier into transferring a phone number.

The so-called Privacy and Data Protection Task Force will focus on both rulemaking and enforcement, but can the commission cut through the red tape and get something done?

A law firm claims T-Mobile wanted to keep details of the settlement private, but the attorneys are making it public to highlight the ongoing SIM-swapping problem.